MonkeyBeat 71: Best of 2011

MonkeyBeat 71: Best of 2011

From power pop to punk to country to soul 2011 was a great year for music. So I spend this episode showcasing the best I found, but instead of limiting myself to a "Top 10" list, I limited the list to 25 tracks from the albums that I listened to the most in 2011.

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Artist	Song	Album	Notes	Buy
Missing Monuments	Broken Hands	Painted White	Debut album from King Louie's pop group	Buy
Dennis Coffey	7th Galaxy	Dennis Coffey	The funky party album of 2011	Buy
The Ettes	One By One	Wicked Will		Buy
John Paul Keith	Bad Luck Baby	The Man That Time Forgot		Buy
Cute Lepers	Tribute To Charlie	Adventure Time		Buy
Dave 'Baby' Cortez with Lonnie Youngblood & his Bloodhounds	Sammy Sue	Dave 'Baby' Cortez with Lonnie Youngblood & his Bloodhounds	Dave 'Baby' Cortez' first LP since 1972! Make sure to watch his killer performance at Norton Records' 25th Birthday concert	Buy
Dave 'Baby' Cortez with Lonnie Youngblood & the Bloodhounds	Monkey Man	7 inch	Another gem from Norton Records' series of Rolling Stones cover singles	Buy
Dex Romweber Duo	The Death of Me	Is That You In The Blue?		Buy
Nick Lowe	Sensitive Man	The Old Magic		Buy
Scott H. Biram	Broke Ass	Bad Ingredients		Buy
Eddie Spaghetti	Never Thought I Would	Sundowner	3rd solo album from Supersuckers' front man	Buy
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages	Bad Girl	Savage Kings		Buy
Kurt Baker	Just Forget About It	Rockin' For A Living		Buy
The Windowsill	No Destination	The Windowsill	New band from former members of The Apers	Buy
Mikal Cronin	Is It Alright	Mikal Cronin	Debut solo LP from The Moonhearts bassist, on Trouble In Mind Records	Buy
The Black Keys	Nova Baby	El Camino		Buy
The Smithereens	Bring Back The One I Love	2011		Buy
The Insomniacs	Get Up And Go	Just Enjoy It		Buy
The Fleshtones	Bite Of My Soul	Brooklyn Sound Solution		Buy
Kid Congo And The Pink Monkeybirds	Gorilla Rose	Gorilla Rose		Buy
The Cynics	Junk	Spinning Wheel Motel		Buy
Sonny And The Sunsets	Teen Age Thugs	Hit After Hit		Buy
The Disciplines	Fate's A Strong Bitch	Virgins Of Menace	Featuring Lydia Lunch	Buy
The Lords Of Altamont	Get In The Car	Midnight To 666		Buy
Sator	Wanted: Hope And Pride Before I Die	Under The Radar		Buy
Reigning Sound	Shaw	Abduction... For Your Love	Thanks to a car company this album can be downloaded for free! Also make sure to watch the video for "Shaw"	Free

You can also hear more from some of these albums on this Best of 2011 Spotify Playlist